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Report: RPM ‘Growing in Popularity’ for Chronic Disease Management

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An influential political advocacy and trade group, AHIP’s support for telehealth and RPM is a significant indicator of the healthcare industry’s rapidly expanding acceptance of remote care in recent years. A health plan that found that RPM program participants had a 40% reduction in hospital readmissions among senior citizens.

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Mississippi Telehealth Network Could Be FCC’s Model for RPM Expansion

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Back in 2014 , the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) collaborated with a network of local and national health technology leaders to build the Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network, an effort to extend quality care into rural and underserved regions with high rates of chronic illness.